MPs to debate use of controversial vaginal mesh implants

Parliament will discuss risks associated with implants after women report debilitating complications, including perforated organs and chronic pain

The use of controversial vaginal mesh implants will be debated by MPs next week, amid concerns over the traumatic complications suffered by some patients.

Parliament will discuss the risks associated with the implants, which are widely used to treat incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, common conditions in women who have had children. During the past decade, more than 100,000 women in the UK have been fitted with the implants.

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